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Donna Darling and Her Girls at the Elks’ Mardi Gras, Carlinville, IL – Week of October 12, 1925
In October 1925, Donna Darling and her girls brought “Her Little Revue” to the Carlinville Elks’ Mardi Gras and Auto Show — playing not in a theatre but under an 80-by-200-foot circus tent just off the town square in Carlinville, Illinois. Continue reading
Posted in Donna Darling and Girls, In the news, Donna Montran, Vaudeville
Tagged Two Sunflowers from Dixie, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Orpheum, The Evolution of a Bathing Suit, Donna Montran, 1925, Vaudeville, Western Vaudeville Managers Association, Illinois, Carlinville Illinois, Donna Darling, Elks Carnival, Donna Darling and Girls, Her Little Revue, Illinois Vaudeville, Macoupin County Illinois
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Photo Friday – Britt, Butterfield, & Eddy
This week, I identified four of five people from the Linwood Dyer Collection:
• John Manning Britt, Jr.
• Dr. Everett H. Butterfield.
• Lynnford Butterfield.
• Fannie Butterfield Eddy. Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, SHS Photo Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged PhotoID, Eddy, North Yarmouth, Illinois, Genealogy, Ottawa, Butterfield, Britt
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Marshall – Surname Saturday
My look at the Marshall surname, meaning, locations, my ancestors, and my earliest known ancestor’s descendants. Continue reading
“Chin Chin” – Majestic Theatre, Kankakee, IL – 2 Nov 1919
By Don Taylor Donna’s playing at the Majestic in Kankakee reminds me that not everything is online. In this case, I learned that “Chin-Chin” played in Kankakee only because the St. Anne Record (Saint Anne is about 5 miles southeast … Continue reading
Donna at The Lindo, Freeport, IL – August 2-5, 1926
Donna in the News by Don Taylor “Donna in the News” is my reporting of newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited to find a new … Continue reading
